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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) i J -~. [lingo sees a er pe ma “f arrest soon in wiretaps _ BY BUD GORDON .— News staff writer - MONTGOMERY. Aug. 15 — Alabama Public Safety Ipirectes Al Lingo said Sat- jurday the state” expects to make an early arrest in its recently launched “wire- tap” investigation. Although he declined to elab- orate, Col. Lingo said state in- vestigators “have a prime sus- pect,” and almost enough evi- a to make an arrest. — Lingo said the investigation pas launched about a month dlentn He when an electronic “tele- Elphone bug” was found on the ? loffice phone of Miss Sybil Pool, member of the Alabama Public! Service Commission. . -! SINCE THEN, he said. two _ other “bugs” have been lo- _ cated—~both in private homes in Birmingham. More details about the telephone bugs may _ be found elsewhere in today’s News in a full report dealing with wiretapping. ; The latest tap found was dis- ‘covered in the bome of a North Birmingham citizen last Thurs- day, according to Lingo. The , “bug,” a small electronic de- vice capable of transmitting a ' telephone conversation several ' blocks, was tiscovered behtnd ' a wall baseboard. Lingo would not disclose the ‘names of the Birmingham citi- ‘zens whose phones were tapped “for fear of hindering the inves- ‘\tigation. “It looks like people don't j|have any privacy anymore, ” Lingo said. “We are going to ;|get to the bottom of this thing if it takes every investigator we have.” Lingo dectined to say whether jthere is any connection between jthe three wiretaps. He said the -investigators have a ‘new lead’ Vin the case which may lead to nm strect unthin tert ah aires, Wit ihe HEAL few tee ta —— na days Under Alabama 1a, wiretap- ing or interfering with a tele- phone message is a qnisde- meanor punishable by aA-~ $500 fine worworet morgyy, aller pth. Petar die pe a eaten (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) PAGE A-38 THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS pate: §=8/16/64 Edition: FINAL Author: Editor: Title: "LINGO SEES ARREST SOON IN WIRETAPS" Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: Birmingha ((] Being Investigated